ACV2 Angustos Video Wall Controller User Manual

: July 26, 2024
: ANGUSTOS

Table of Contents

ACV2 Angustos Video Wall Controller
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
FAQ
Overview
System Diagram
Hardware
Software
Control Port Connection
Input Source Setting and Management
CONTACT
References
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ACV2 Angustos Video Wall Controller

Product Information

Specifications

Model: ANGUSTOS ACV2/ACVM Video Wall Controller
Features: Supports 4 layer video windows per display, arbitrary layering, overlap, moving, stretching, zooming in/out, roaming, Picture In Picture
Hardware: ACV2-0812A Chassis
Software: VWC_Vxxx.exe
User Interface: Admin login with user name and password

Product Usage Instructions

Refer to the system diagram for an overview of the hardware components and connections.
Double-click the application program to open the control software interface. Use admin as both the username and password.
Click on [Setting] -> [Connect] to establish a connection using the default baud rate of 115200 or through network connection control.
Select the desired video wall configuration (e.g., 2U 2windows-1, Videowall Row 2 and Column 4) and click on [Create] followed by [Modify MCU].
Set input source specifications and manage input sources by dragging signals from the list to the display area for switching.
To open a video window, press and drag the left mouse button to create a rectangle window. Adjust the size and position by dragging the window accordingly.

FAQ

Q: How to troubleshoot if the front LED lights do not light up on the chassis?
A: Check the power connection and ensure that the touch screen is operational. If issues persist, refer to the troubleshooting section of the user manual or contact customer support.

About ANGUSTOS

Angustos was founded in 2000 and is now regarded as one of the foremost manufacturers of digital and analog KVM solutions.
For more than 20 years our customers have been convinced by our core competencies in extending, switching, and distributing standardized computer signals.
We are confirmed to establish international standards. We can provide customers with complete data center solutions as well as OEM/ODM services. Our products have been approved vendors for IBM, Guntermann & Drunck (G&D), and Raritan for more than 7 years, together with customers from Fortune 500 corporations.
We can cover even medium to small businesses, factory and industrial operations, military and government installations, home offices, and personal use.

Overview

ANGUSTOS video wall controller is a high-performance video processing equipment based on hardware architecture. Which avoids common problems of crashes, blue screens, and viruses. It supports 4-layer video windows per display arbitrary layering, overlap, moving, stretching, zooming in/out, roaming, Picture In Picture.

System Diagram

Hardware

In the normal state (when power on the system or the touch screen is not touched for 12 or more seconds), the front LED lights will light up

AC Power module and Manual Switch
Input HDMI Ports
Output HDMI Ports
LAN TCP/IP – RJ45 Interface
RS-232 In / Out (COM PORT)

Execute the Software file VWC_Vxxx.exe to run the program.

Software

Double-click the application program to open the control software interface. The username and password both are “admin”.
Press Setting -> Choose the correct LAN card connected to the chassis => Click on the Search (Magnifier) icon => The software will find the controller IP automatically in the same subnet. Choose the IP and press OK

Control Port Connection

Click sub-menu [Connect] in [Setting] to pop up a dialog box as follows. The default baud rate is 115200. Select the corresponding COM port and click [Set up] to connect.
For the network connection control, click [Search] button to automatically obtain the IP address and device port. Then click the [Set up] button to connect.

Video Wall Setting

ANGUSTOS ACV2/ ACVM Video Wall Controller User Manual Take 8 input and 6 output 2 layer Windows video wall controller setting for example.
Choose the machine type 2U 2windows-1 and Video wall type Videowall Row 2 and Column 4, Max 2 windows in single display Then click the icon [Create] and then [Modify MCU] .

Input Source Setting and Management

Input Source Setting
The user can set each card specification as the interface shown below.

Input Source Management

On the left side of the software interface, there is an input sources list. As shown below.
Select one input signal and drag it to the right side of the display area to realize signal switching. Double-click the input signal to change its name.

Input source setting
Right-click the input source, it and pop up a sub-menu for the input source setting. Such as text overlap in inputs and input source cropping.

Video Window Operation
Open video window
Press and drag the left mouse button in the operation interface to create a rectangle window, as shown in the figure below.

Adjust video window size and position
Move the mouse pointer on the video window, then press and drag it to move the window to an appropriate position. Move the mouse pointer to the bottom right of the window, and then drag it to change the window size when it turns into a two-way arrow.

Window menu operation

There are five menus at the top of each window.It’s available for users to do Windows operation. The black full line in the operation area represents the screen frame.
The dotted line represents blocks in a single screen unit.
Close: Close the current video window
Top and Bottom: Change the window level to be on the bottom or the top.
Full-screen display: Click the menu to realize the current operation window to be displayed in the entire video wall. Click this button again, it will return to the previous size.
Return: Click the menu, and the operation window will be displayed fully on the single screen of the current upper-left angle.
Click the sub-menu【Clear】of【Operation】menu, all the video windows will be deleted.
Click the sub-menu【New】of 【Operation】menu and video windows will be displayed in a single screen of the video wall, as shown in the figure below.
Click sub-menu【Lock】of 【Operation】menu to lock all video windows, and all the windows cannot be moved but the user can open a new window on it.
Click sub-menu【Unlock】of 【Operation】menu to unlock all the windows.
Click sub-menu【Initial mode】of【Settings】to select the window layers for a single screen before you operate the New function.

Scene Mode Save/ Recall and Cycle
Scene Mode Save

Click the sub-menu【Save】in【Operation】menu to save the current video wall layout.
The scene name can be edited.

Scene mode recall

There are【Scene Management】menu at the bottom left interface.
Click the menu【Load】to recall the mode and choose【Confirm】to take it effect.
Click the menu【Delete】to delete the saved scene mode data.

Scene mode cycle

Click the sub-menu 【Cycle】in【Operation】menu, then add the cycle scenes to the list and choose【Interval】time for each mode. Clicking the icon “Start” to start the cycle.